getgrnam() General Function getgrnam() Get group file information, by group id #include <grp.h> struct group *getgrnam(gname); char *gname; getgrnam searches file /etc/group for the first entry with a group name of gname. It returns a pointer to the entry for gname if it is found; it returns NULL for any error or if the end of the file is encountered. ***** Files ***** /etc/group <grp.h> ***** See Also ***** general functions, group ***** Notes ***** All structures and information returned are in a static area in- ternal to getgrnam. Therefore, information from a previous call is overwritten by each subsequent call. COHERENT Lexicon Page 1